Yup. When the Forest Service identifies high-risk forests needing prescribed burns, it takes an average of 4.7 YEARS just to get through environmental reviews. For complex projects, it's 7.2 years - longer than many fire cycles. 
https://twitter.com/MattZeitlin/status/1877088873584505215
When environmental lawsuits get involved, prescribed burns take avg. 9.4 years vs 6.8 years without litigation. Meanwhile, 80M acres need urgent treatment.
The system meant to protect forests is watching them burn while waiting on paperwork.
The system meant to protect forests is watching them burn while waiting on paperwork.
tl;dr: NEPA and excessive environmental review will burn us down if we do not act to streamline permitting and review periods.
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